String Orchestra First Semester st Instructional 1 Quarter Days TN Standards Lesson Focus Additional Notes Effective Auditioning: Performance Week 1 5 2,4,8,9,10 Anxiety, Preparation, Scales G D A C F B-flat Instrument Maintenance: Review of basic. Fine tuning of instrument Week 2 5 2,4,8,9,10 for high performance. Basics of performance with wind and percussion instruments Preparing Music: Determining Introduction to melodic minor effective bowings (detache, martele, scales: g (vln), c (vla/clo), e Week 3 5 2,4,8,9,10 ricochet), creating own fingering (bass), create video demonstrating layout, Uses of bowings for feel fivemain bow strokes for use in and sound of music performance Rhythm and Rehearsal: Syncopation, World Music Rhythms, Week 4 5 2,4,8,9,10 Rehearsal/Italian Terminology, Performing in styles

Addition of E, B, E-­‐flat to scales, Recording as a Playing Test: Scales (Major and Week 5 4 2,4,8,9,10 teaching/learning tool, Effective AW melodic minor) Recording Habits Shifting: 3rdposition,½ position, and 5thposition. Use in scales and simple pre-­‐heard melodies, Shifting on scales required on Week 6 4 7,8,10,11 thumb position application for all four strings violin/viola, higher shifting in cello/bass. Add shifting to parts previously played in first position Addition of A-­‐flatand F-­‐ sharpto scale routine, Key Quiz of Assist during Stripes with tuning Week 7 5 7,8,10,11 keys 5 sharps to 5flats, rhythms and changing of old strings with scales, Scales to two octaves, application of Create videos for standard

Week 8 5 7,8,10,11 minor scales to music, theory behind section detailing process for

harmonic/melodic minor performing scales two octaves Fall Concert: etiquette, preparing for a concert, practice principles Week 9 5 7,8,10,11 Playing Test: Fall Concert Music during a vacation, practicing without an instrument End of 1st Quarter 43

nd Instructional 2 Quarter Days TN Standards Lesson Focus Additional Notes Intonation as an ensemble, coming back to playing after an extended Assignment of Partners for Student-to- Week 1 5 2,4,8,9,10 period away fromthe instrument. Student Lessons Scale Review 5 sharps through 5 flats, three melodic minors Concert Preparation: Logistics – publicity, staffing, venue Listening Assignment #1 (Fall Week 2 5 2,4,8,9,10 arrangements, preparing for a Composers) public presentation Concert Preparation: performance expectations, differences between Week 3 5 2,4,8,9,10 rehearsal and performance, changing Concert #1: Fall Music spaces and adjusting for a different listening environment Pop music: Differences in style Week 4 4 2,4,8,9,10 between holiday/pops and typical Rhythmic Scales Worksheets classical music.

Bowing/Fingerings: How different bowings and fingerings can affect Listening Assignment #2 (Winter Week 5 5 2,4,8,9,10 the performance of music for Composers) popular/holiday occasions. Final audition preparations Makeup for missing items, Listening for solo/ensemble repertoire, set Playing Test: Winter Concert Week 6 2 2,4,8,9,10 up of small ensemble groups for Music S2 Effective Practice while busy: How to maintain a quality practice schedule while bombarded with Stylistic Evaluation and Music Week 7 5 2,4,8,9,10 other work (All-­‐West, Project (Determining similar pieces solo/ensemble, finals, homework, and Recordings w/ presentation) social life, etc.) Effective practice habits Concert Preparation: performance

Week 8 5 2,4,8,9,10 Concert #2: Winter Music

expectations, differences between rehearsal and performance, changing spaces and adjusting for a different listening environment Semester Exam Preparation: Music Terminology, Tuning a string, Addition of Composer and Time- changing a string, distribution of period Knowledge for Honors In- Week 9 5 2,4,8,9,10 festival music, scales through 6 depth examination of music; AMS sharps/6flats (at least 2 octaves, Orch Concert shifting required) End of 2nd Quarter 41 End of 1st Semester 84

String Orchestra Second Semester rd Instructional 3 Quarter Days TN Standards Lesson Focus Additional Notes Chamber Music: Performing in a Recorded Lesson with Standard Week 1 4 2,4,8,9,10 small ensemble sectional partner Performing for an adjudicator: Adjudication of high school How is it different from normal orchestra recordings, with Week 2 5 2,4,8,9,10 performance? The math/science application to our practice and behind performing in a contest preparation Chair Auditions for Pop Concert: Week 3 4 2,4,8,9,10 scales 4 sharps/4 flats, minor scales, prepared piece, sightreadiing Listening Assignment #3 and #4, Solo Performance: Differences “Favorite Soloist and Chamber Week 4 5 2,4,8,9,10 between soloistic and ensemble Musician” Pick a piece and

performance write report detailing a recording

and its musical effects/preparation Principles of Sightreading: Week 5 5 2,4,8,9,10 Knowledge of terminology, rhythmic Playing Test: Festival Music patterns Music Theory: Understanding WHY music is written a certain way Week 6 4 2,4,8,9,10 and how is informs our performance practice. Self-Evaluation: Recording and Listening to Festival Music with a Create video of solo/ensemble Week 7 5 2,4,8,9,10 critical ear, writing about music in and fill out self-judging sheet an educated way, ways to fix specific problems you hear Festival final preparation: Transitions, Beginning Ending, begin complete Coaching: Evaluate performances Week 8 5 2,4,8,9,10 runs of festival music for fellow by Standard section students educator adjudicators in practice for concert festival. POP Orchestra study: Boston POPS, Los Angeles POPS, Seattle Week 9 5 2,4,8,9,10 Symphony, London Symphony Concert #3: Pre-Festival Music Orchestra(membership, concerts, music director, etc.) Final preparations for Concert festival: Last changes to Week 10 5 2,4,8,9,10 solo/ensemble music, individual and Concert Festival! small ensemble performances due after spring break

End of 3rd Quarter 47 Spring Break th Instructional 4 Quarter Days TN Standards Lesson Focus Additional Notes Prepping for a Concert: Repertoire Week 1 5 2,4,8,9,10 selection and appropriation, small ensemble/individual project work Prepping for a Concert: Publicity Week 2 5 7,8,10,11 and Community Relations, small ensemble/individual project work Prepping for a Concert: Venue, Week 3 5 7,8,10,11 Lighting, Sound, Decorations Prepping for a Concert: Budgeting, Week 4 4 7,8,10,11 Staying on Target, Delegation Prepping for a Concert: Final prep –program, stage help, actual Week 5 5 7,8,10,11 followthrough of decorations, informing participants Major evaluation project: with Prepping for a concert: Recording, recording of major string Post concert events, special orchestra, evaluate and Week 6 5 7,8,10,11 recognitions, preparing for compare/contrast with recording instrument return and semester of AHS string orchestra. Create final work. growth model to reach new level of performance Prepping for Concert: Focusing on the Week 7 5 7,8,10,11 Concert #4: Pop Concert details, preparation to allow for flawless performance, motivating others to perform. Elgar composer project, relate Musical Style: ceremonial music, important historical instances of performing forextremely large Pomp and Circumstance. What Week 8 5 7,8,10,11 audiences, performing without are the artistic and performance oldest/most experienced players, implications. Composer profile of stepping up to the plate other graduation composers. Musical Style: ceremonial music, performing for extremely large Week 9 5 7,8,10,11 audiences, performing without Concert #5: AHS Graduation oldest/most experienced players, stepping up to the plate Semester Exam Preparation: Music Terminology, ALL major scales(at Week 10 5 7,8,10,11 least 2 octaves, shifting IS required), listening exams, stylistic focus

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